The Chinese word "弗罗茨瓦夫" is formed by phonetically translating the Polish city name "Wrocław" into Mandarin, using characters selected solely for their sound values: 弗 (fú) approximates "Wro", 罗 (luó) for "ro", 茨 (cí) for "c" or "ts", 瓦 (wǎ) for "wa", and 夫 (fū) for the ending "ł" or "f" sound, creating a sequential approximation of the original pronunciation.